“You know how you often go to restaurants with your friend Maria?” N asks.
“Yes.”
“I also want to go to a restaurant with Maria.”
“With my friend Maria?”
“No, with my friend Maria.”
“But you don’t have a friend called Maria.”
“Exactly!”
“Honey, what do you want?” I ask.
“I want to go to a restaurant with a friend but since I don’t have a friend, I’d like to go by myself.”